For one thing, my collaborator on the video is not an "animator for hire." He is one of my readers who put together a rough cut of the video by chopping up the art from the comic strip and surprising me with the gift. I then offered to re-draw the art in a larger format so he could create a better version of his work. If you cared to look, the award for "Best Short Subject" is in his name first, not mine.
The illustration was nominated by another reader who wanted to do so for 2020, but it appeared after the cut-off date, so he waited to nominate it for 2021. I honestly did not expect to win the Illustration category when I saw the other nominees. Nor did I expect to win the video category, either. But my collaborator was absolutely delighted to have won. It meant a lot to him because he's handicapped. He has an injured back that makes him house-bound. Making amateur videos is his hobby.
I get that being foul-mouthed and snarky is your idiom, but really, it's not necessary. You called me rude for being nominated in three categories. Do you know how hypocritical that sounds with your foul language and arrogant demeanor?
Much of what goes on in my real life is out of my control, and causes me a lot of worry and anxiety. Up until now, my comic strip was my one refuge, the place where I could go and be in control of what happens. I liked telling my story and trying to make people laugh, and being nominated for a little pisante award was a nice bonus for my hard work and dedication.
But since I saw this article, the fun has been sucked out of it for me. I know I am never going to be famous, or have a movie made of my stories, or even get asked to be a Guest of Honor of a third-string convention. I have a weekly audience of about a thousand readers. Woo hoo. Yay me. Getting an Ursa was a bit of gravy in my otherwise dry and flavorless existence.
Now it's spoiled, because someone feels I "got greedy." What would a person have to do to satisfy you guys? Win an award without trying, caring, or acknowledging it six or seven years in a row? Have four of the five slots in a given category? Or work for the contest you're nominated in?
I am not going to apologize for winning. I am not going to apologize for having my works nominated. If you don't like it, then go out and promote the works you'd like to see win. Don't spit on the ones that win because they put in some effort.
For one thing, my collaborator on the video is not an "animator for hire." He is one of my readers who put together a rough cut of the video by chopping up the art from the comic strip and surprising me with the gift. I then offered to re-draw the art in a larger format so he could create a better version of his work. If you cared to look, the award for "Best Short Subject" is in his name first, not mine.
The illustration was nominated by another reader who wanted to do so for 2020, but it appeared after the cut-off date, so he waited to nominate it for 2021. I honestly did not expect to win the Illustration category when I saw the other nominees. Nor did I expect to win the video category, either. But my collaborator was absolutely delighted to have won. It meant a lot to him because he's handicapped. He has an injured back that makes him house-bound. Making amateur videos is his hobby.
I get that being foul-mouthed and snarky is your idiom, but really, it's not necessary. You called me rude for being nominated in three categories. Do you know how hypocritical that sounds with your foul language and arrogant demeanor?
Much of what goes on in my real life is out of my control, and causes me a lot of worry and anxiety. Up until now, my comic strip was my one refuge, the place where I could go and be in control of what happens. I liked telling my story and trying to make people laugh, and being nominated for a little pisante award was a nice bonus for my hard work and dedication.
But since I saw this article, the fun has been sucked out of it for me. I know I am never going to be famous, or have a movie made of my stories, or even get asked to be a Guest of Honor of a third-string convention. I have a weekly audience of about a thousand readers. Woo hoo. Yay me. Getting an Ursa was a bit of gravy in my otherwise dry and flavorless existence.
Now it's spoiled, because someone feels I "got greedy." What would a person have to do to satisfy you guys? Win an award without trying, caring, or acknowledging it six or seven years in a row? Have four of the five slots in a given category? Or work for the contest you're nominated in?
I am not going to apologize for winning. I am not going to apologize for having my works nominated. If you don't like it, then go out and promote the works you'd like to see win. Don't spit on the ones that win because they put in some effort.